The Will Rogers College Ropers struggled with assists on Saturday (the Memorial Chargers had 15 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Will Rogers College took a 58-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of Memorial. While losing is never fun, Will Rogers College can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 226th, while Memorial is ranked 53rd).
Will Rogers College lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Terence Buckley, who scored nine points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Shon King, who scored 12 points along with three steals.
Jalil Cotton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Memorial, scoring 20 points along with nine rebounds. Fabian Harris was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with seven rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Will Rogers College and nudges their season record down to 5-10. As for Memorial, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Will Rogers College and Edison will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. One thing working in Edison's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches. As for Memorial, Memorial and Holland Hall will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
